Prairie Farms
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Prairie Farms, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Prairie Farms averages 98.0/100 across the 86 of 174 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 40.7% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 98.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 86 scored products
- 174
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 40.7%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 80%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 174 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla Flavored Light Ice Cream, Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla; 100% lactose free milk; 2% reduced fat chocolate milk; 40.7% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 98.0/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 86 of 174 tracked Prairie Farms records (49.4%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 88 cannot be screened, so the 98.0/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Prairie Farms
Prairie Farms: 174 products tracked, 86 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 98.0/100, 40.7% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 49.4% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Prairie Farms's 40.7% flagged share is 22.7 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Prairie Farms processing intensity
Prairie Farms's NOVA-classified set is 85 products: 80% ultra-processed (Group 4, 68 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 68. That ultra-processed share sits 1.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Prairie Farms shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Prairie Farms concentrates in Dairies (64, 56% of this top-five); Desserts (29); Beverages (12); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Sherbet (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairies | 47 | 98/100 | 40.4% |
| Desserts | 25 | 98.4/100 | 32% |
| Beverages | 5 | 96/100 | 80% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Prairie Farms's 40.7% flagged share is measured across 86 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Prairie Farms flagged share vs large-brand cohort
40.7% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
41% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
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- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (98.0/100) summarizes 86 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Prairie Farms product score distribution
Brand average 98.0/100 across 86 scored products
98 20th percentile sits above 20% of the 86 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 90–100
- 35 scored products (41%)
- 100 and above
- 51 scored products (59%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Prairie Farms relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 86 Prairie Farms products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 32. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Prairie Farms products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 32 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Prairie Farms records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (8.5 ingredients and 95/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 8.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla Flavored Light Ice Cream, Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla Flavored Light Ice Cream, Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 100% lactose free milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 2% reduced fat chocolate milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium chocolate milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium strawberry milk: 6 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Low fat malt milk: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Chocolate Milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium strawberry milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 1% low-fat chocolate milk: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate mint flavored milk, chocolate mint: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Halloween Favorites Spooktacular Egg Nog: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage Cheese: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Low Fat Cottage Cheese: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Small Curd Cottage Cheese 4% Milkfat: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Small Curd Cottage Cheese: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- COTTAGE CHEESE: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cottage cheese: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- FRENCH ONION Dip: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Salted Caramel Whole Milk Blended Yogurt, Salted Caramel: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lemon cream pie, original: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lowfat yogurt: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Low Fat Yogurt: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Low Fat Yogurt: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate sundae ice cream cups: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Vanilla Bean Premium Ice Cream, Vanilla Bean: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 14 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream: 27 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium sea salt caramel ice cream: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Chocolate Milk: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butter: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Unsalted Butter: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- WHOLE MILK: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- WHOLE MILK: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 2% reduced fat milk: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Reduced Fat Milk: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 1% Lowfat Milk: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fat Free Milk: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Vitamin d milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Lactose Free 1 Percent Lowfat Milk: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fat free milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fat free milk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cultured lowfat buttermilk: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Half & Half: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Heavy Whipping Cream: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Prairie Farms
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 124 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Prairie Farms: closest on tracked product count (174 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (98/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Prairie Farms food safe? ▼
Prairie Farms has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 86 of 174 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 40.7% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Prairie Farms products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 174 Prairie Farms products. 86 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 88 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Prairie Farms catalog? ▼
Prairie Farms has 85 NOVA-classified products; 80% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 68 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Prairie Farms catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Prairie Farms concentrates in Dairies (64, 56% of this top-five); Desserts (29); Beverages (12); Plant-based foods and beverages (8); Sherbet (2).
Does Prairie Farms use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Prairie Farms items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Prairie Farms profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla Flavored Light Ice Cream, Olde Fashioned New York Vanilla, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 32 scored Prairie Farms products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Prairie Farms's 98.0/100 average and 40.7% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
